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At the Comprehensive Pancreas Cancer and Disease Center, our multidisciplinary experts collaborate to provide the highest quality care for acute pancreatitis.
We combine advanced technologies, promising therapies and sophisticated surgical options to treat anal cancer.
We combine advanced technologies, promising therapies and sophisticated surgical options to treat bile duct cancer.
At the Comprehensive Pancreas Cancer and Disease Center, our multidisciplinary experts collaborate to provide the highest quality care for chronic pancreatitis.
In cirrhosis, because of chronic damage to the liver, scar tissue slowly replaces normal functioning liver tissue, progressively diminishing blood flow through the liver. As the normal liver tissue is lost, nutrients, hormones, drugs and poisons are not processed effectively by the liver. In addition, protein production and other substances produced by the liver are inhibited.
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that is a chronic condition that may recur at various times over a lifetime. At this time there is no cure for Crohn's disease; however, several methods are helpful in controlling it.
We combine advanced technologies, promising therapies and sophisticated surgical options to treat esophageal cancer.
Esophagitis is the irritation and inflammation of the lining of your esophagus, or food pipe. Because the lining of the esophagus is sensitive, many things can cause swelling and irritation.
Mutations in a tumor suppressor gene called APC, located on chromosome five, causes most cases of FAP. The APC gene is a tumor suppressor gene, which usually has the job of controlling cell growth and cell death. Without intervention, nearly all people who have a mutation in the APC gene that causes the classic form of FAP will develop colorectal polyps by age 40 or 50.
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control bowel movements, causing leakage of stool (feces). This can include the inability to hold a bowel movement until reaching a toilet (urge incontinence) or passing stool without being aware of it (passive incontinence).